r/SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Starship IFT-3

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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Integrated Flight Test 3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship

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Scheduled for (UTC)Mar 14 2024, 12:00
Scheduled for (local)Mar 14 2024, 07:00 AM (CDT)
Launch Window (UTC)Mar 14 2024, 12:00 - Mar 14 2024, 16:00
Weather ProbabilityUnknown
Launch siteOLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
BoosterBooster 10-1
ShipS28
Booster landingBooster 10 is expected to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico following the third integrated test flight of Starship.
Ship landingStarship is expected to splash down in the Indian Ocean after re-entry.
Trajectory (Flight Club)2D,3D

Spacecraft Onboard

SpacecraftStarship
Serial NumberS28
DestinationPacific Ocean
Flights0
OwnerSpaceX
LandingStarship is expected to splash down in the Indian Ocean after re-entry.
CapabilitiesMore than 100 tons to Earth orbit

Details

Second stage of the two-stage Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

History

The Starship second stage was testing during a number of low and high altitude suborbital flights before the first orbital launch attempt.

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Timeline

TimeUpdate
[](/# MC // row 0) T-3d 23h 57mThread last generated using the LL2 API
[](/# MC // row 1) 2024-03-06T18:00:47ZAdded launch window per marine navigation warnings. Launch date is pending FAA launch license modification approval.
[](/# MC // row 2) 2024-03-06T07:50:36ZNET March 14, pending regulatory approval
[](/# MC // row 3) 2024-02-12T23:42:13ZNET early March.
[](/# MC // row 4) 2024-01-09T19:21:11ZNET February
[](/# MC // row 5) 2023-12-15T18:26:17ZNET early 2024.
[](/# MC // row 6) 2023-11-20T16:52:10ZAdded launch for NET 2023.

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Watch the launch live

StreamLink
Official Webcasthttps://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxBnOvzvOxN

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Stats

☑️ 3rd Starship Full Stack launch

☑️ 337th SpaceX launch all time

☑️ 26th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 1st launch from OLM-A this year

☑️ 116 days, 22:57:10 turnaround for this pad

Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship

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Resources

Community content 🌐

LinkSource
Flight Clubu/TheVehicleDestroyer
Discord SpaceX lobbyu/SwGustav
SpaceX Nowu/bradleyjh
SpaceX Patch List

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Posted Mar 10, 2024, 12:03 PM UTC

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